Unbreakable and split are tied together to complete a trilogy in glass, but is the third film based on a comic book. The trilogy consists of unbreakable 2000, split 2016, and glass 2019. For that reason alone, glass, shyamalans longbelated sequel to unbreakable, is worth a. The importance of unbreakable in a premarvel cinematic. The sequel to unbreakable and split may offer a twist to what audiences expect from marvel and dc films. Elijahs clothes are purple a favorite color of samuel l. Unbreakable nicole drum 02122019 glass director explains reasoning behind ending glass 2018 nicole drum 01202019. At once david dunns mentor and archenemy, he is also the owner of limited edition comic book art museum and as the finale reveals a supervillain. Glass connects the worlds of unbreakable and split, but creator m. Night shyamalan tackles the american folk hero in his love letter to superhero comics, the 177 train trilogy.
Night shyamalan could redefine the superhero shared universe. Night shyamalans glass, the sequel to both split and 2000s unbreakable, has completed principal photography, with the comic book store. Night shyamalan released unbreakable, comic book movies werent a sure thing. Its only through seeing the film that the connection to comic books becomes evident. The superheroes of marvel and dc blockbusters are many things, but they are not uncanny. Before comic book movies became the most popular genre in the filmmaking world, m. Glass, though, lends unbreakable some retroactive interest. Night shyamalan is completing his unbreakable trilogy with glass, out jan. Iron man was still eight years away, and the largeruniverse model that the x. Since the events of unbreakable, elijah has been obsessed with the idea that comic books are a historical record of real superheroes. What to look for in the unbreakablesplit sequel ign. The story of a mostly indestructible hero david dunn bruce willis and his direct, fragile opposite elijah mr. The comic book shop dude from unbreakable returns in glass and.
Glass, a comic book theorist who has type i osteogenesis imperfecta and was revealed to. Unbreakable and split are tied together to complete a trilogy in glass, but is. He suffers from a disease that renders his bones brittle causing them break easy. The best possible way to prepare for glass is to watch its predecessors. The hero discovered, written and illustrated by matt wagner. Night shyamalan gave us a comic bookrooted story line with unbreakable. Nights unbreakable superhero universe uses these tropes. Production wrapped on glass earlier this month in a very familiar location, the comic book shop used for 2000s unbreakable. Glass receives depicts a hero in a green cape fighting jaguaro, a villain matching the beasts description, possibly foreshadowing their showdown in the third film of the series. He then finds himself pitted against an evil, comic bookloving mastermind with a brittlebone disease named mr. Shyamalan gave us a comic bookrooted story line with unbreakable. Filming location unbreakable and glass ontario street comic book store duration. When split arrived in theaters in 2016, the marketing seemingly took a page out of unbreakable s book.
Night shyamalans glass has arrived, weve picked the movie apart to find its easter eggs and comic book references. There are many comic book references in unbreakable the 2000 m. Iconic unbreakable location being revisited in glass. Glass ever receives as a child hints at a future showdown between david and the beast. This post contains spoilers for unbreakable, split and glass. He is david dunns former mentor and archenemy, as well as the owner. Filmmaker and comic book writer kevin smith felt unbreakable was briefly similar to a comic book titled mage. Unbreakable and split details and references that hint at glass.
Another comic later in unbreakable appears to hint at the connection between mr. At once david dunns mentor and archenemy, he is also the owner of limited edition comic book art. The first limitededition comic book elijah pricemr. As in comic books, the main characters have their identified color schemes and aliases. It became the first film in the unbreakable trilogy, when eventually followed by the films split in 2016, and glass in 2019 written and directed by m. Unbreakable trilogy is a toxic version of the american. Plans for a sequel were soon scrapped, and it seemed like that was the end of shyalamans epic super hero dreams. Glass, is a major character in the eastrail 177 film series, serving as the main antagonist in its first installment unbreakable and the titular protagonist villain of the third and final installment glass. The group believes itself to be protecting the rest of human civilization from the tyranny of living gods amongst men considering it unfair for superhumans to exist. This love letter to comic books took the genre seriously and unwittingly opened the door to the surge of comic book adaptations we see. Easter eggs and reference guide for unbreakable sequel. Night shyamalan conceived the idea for unbreakable, the outline had a comic book s traditional threepart structure the superheros birth, his struggles against general evildoers, and the heros ultimate battle. All the ways glass connects to unbreakable and split time.
Unbreakable featured artwork by ross, though it debuted at a time when the general public wasnt nearly as passionate about comic books as they are now. But shyamalan gets to have it both ways, thanks to mr. Unbreakable is a 2000 film that explores the role that myth has in our civilization, and specifically explores the way that humans use comic books to explore mythic dimensions of the real world. Elijah price is a very intelligent gallery owner for comic books and also a supervillain named mr. The beast has been unleashed, and a comic book archetype is made. The black clover organization is a secret society and the masterminds of a 10,000yearlong global conspiracy responsible for the suppression, pacification, and genocide of all superhuman heroes and villains. Glass, a scandalous frederick douglass evocation, is the ultimate demonstration of. The same codependent relationship is twisted at the end of split. Why unbreakable wasnt ever billed as a comic book movie. Jackson, who has been orchestrating violent accidents to prove his theory that comic books. Elijah tells him, youre a comic book character, go try it. Shyamalan when im at comiccons and all this, everybody says, are you going to make a sequel.
He is david dunns former mentor and archenemy, as well as the owner of limited edition shop and a supervillain. Glass, is the hidden main antagonist of the 2000 film unbreakable and the titular hidden protagonist of the 2019 film glass. When split premiered in 2017, fans were shocked when director m. Iconic unbreakable location being revisited in glass m. As in comic books, the main characters have their identified color schemes. Night shyamalans movie unbreakable have both chilled and frustrated fans. Easter eggs and reference guide for unbreakable sequel features now that m. And, not for nothing, it was never really established that mr. The original draft of unbreakable focused on david dunn and elijah as his mentor. At the time, comic book themed superhero films were niche, so the film was. Comic book references in unbreakable fanon wiki fandom.
Davids are green and security or hero, while elijahs are purple and mr. That film was beloved by some and greeted with a big hohum by many others. Night shyamalan released his pulpythriller, unbreakable. For glass to work, it had to combine the frenetic energy of split and the calm pacing of unbreakable, weaving together prices theories about comic book stories, dunns heroics, and crumbs. Fletcher leaves for casey before her death in split. Davids clothes are green, and he is wearing a dark green hooded rain poncho on his first night out. The unbreakable trilogy is an unconventional take on the genre m.
Unbreakable samuel jackson elijah price mister glass. One of the reasons the twist ending at the conclusion of split was so great is that it provided a tease fans of unbreakable had been. We just knew he was a very smart man whos read one too many comic books. Glass in theaters friday, the longawaited followup to 2000s origin tale unbreakable, concludes the comicbookinspired series, bringing together two old foes. Shyamalan originally conceived unbreakable as a threepart story with the structure of a typical superhero comic book. In the process, he discovers the villain to his hero, mr. Unbreakable was the young directors followup to the sensational sixth sense, and. Mister glass is one of the main characters from 2000 superhero thriller unbreakable he was played by samuel l. And this time the ending is a lot more complicated than usual, and it has the potential to open up a new channel of comicbook epics. Night shyamalans unbreakable hit theaters, comic book movies were barely a thing. While i think comic books themselves are still a wrongly stigmatized medium, i agree with comic book writer grant morrison if you like this article, you should read his book, supergods that children are better at imagination than adults because they dont try to make fiction conform to the rules of our reality. Glass describes his disorder osteogenesis imperfecta.